Canoe, Sailing, Decked

Object/Artifact

Antique Boat Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

1980.002

Description

1980.002 Boat Type: Decked Sailing Canoe, 16/30 Builder: Unknown Model: Unknown Length: 15'3" Beam: 30" Date Built: 1880-1900 This is a beautiful sailing canoe of uncertain make. It is a very thoughtfully laid out and remarkably well-built boat. It has no builder plate, but has been identified by some as being from the shop of Captain George Woodward Ruggles (1859-1912) a very highly regarded builder of sailing canoes. Captain Ruggles built many winning boats for the sailing canoe races of the American Canoe Association, and between the ACA and the English Royal Canoe Club. Captain Ruggles was not the proprietor of a professional shop, and built all of his boats by himself, between the years 1884-1892. Though a successful boat builder, his life's work was in engineering. The boat is carvel planked cedar over oak, with Spanish cedar decks and bulkheads. A nickel-plated steel hatch opens into the forward compartment, which was built to be airtight. At some point the aft mast hole was moved forward about 12". The boat is in decent shape, hull complete but with no finish. A section of the coaming is missing. EVS 08

Collection

Boats

Acquisition

Accession

1980.002

Source or Donor

Kaiser, William

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Capt. G.W. Ruggles

Date made

1900

Place

Location

Charlotte, NY, USA

Notes

Early Date: 1900 Propulsion: sail Engine: 0.000

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

123

Dimensions

Width

30 in

Length

180 in

Location

Shelf

Row C

Wall

Rack K

Building

*Don Doebler Collections Storage Facility

Bartlett Point Barn 3

Doebler Storage Facility - Rack K, bottom

Doebler Rack K, bottom